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The name 'Gummibär' is taken from a German brand of baby bear-shaped gum candy. The highly stylized green blue-eyed character is usually naked except for orange Y-front briefs and sneakers. Gummibär also seems to be bitten with a small portion of the upper left ear missing. The bear's muzzle or, allowing for anthropomorphism, his mustache and goatee, appear to be sugar-crusted, and the character only has two small teeth spaced far apart on his lower jaw. Gummibär's right iris and pupil is greater in size than the corresponding left-sided features.

Gummibär's popularity as a phenomenon is very similar to that of fellow European music phenomenon Crazy Frog, characterized by repetition of lyrics and singing of catchy melodies. Variants of the character's music have been released in more than 11 languages, including Japanese, English, Hungarian, French, German, Spanish, Swedish, Polish, Portuguese and Greek.

The related products are marketed by Gummybear International, who are responsible for the creation, development, and branding of Gummibär animations, as well as musical content and production. Merchandise includes musical and video products (CDs, DVDs, downloads and ringtones) and video games. The company is headquartered in New Jersey, United States.

Gummibär: I Am Gummy Bear - The Gummibär Video Collection was released in April 28, 2009. The DVD contains a video collection of "I'm a Gummy Bear" in nine different languages, as well as some of the character's other releases.[citation needed]

Gummibär: The Yummy Gummy Search for Santa Animated Christmas Special Movie was released on November 6, 2012.[citation needed] It is Gummibär's first feature-length film, and apart from the titular Gummibär it stars Harry, a male chameleon, Vampiro, an Italian vegetarian bat, and Kala, a female cat. Gummibär: The Yummy Gummy Search for Santa came out on DVD, digital download and on demand on November 6, 2012 from Lionsgate Home Entertainment. The film aired in December of the same year on The CW'sVortexx Saturday morning cartoon block.

In 2016, a YouTube animated web series called Gummibär and Friends has been released online on the official Gummibär YouTube channel, consisting of one season of 39 episodes. Apart from the titular Gummibär, it stars Harry, a male chameleon and Kala a female cat as the main characters.[1]